ALREADME.txt explains the layout of AL.csv and AL.xls (csv signifies a comma separated
variable file, .xls is a Microsoft Excel file).

Use and Attribution: All data are free and may be distributed as long as no charge is imposed and
this readme file is included with the data.  If you use the data, please include this citation: David
Lublin and D. Stephen Voss. 2001.  "Federal Elections Project." American University,
Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  We would greatly appreciate it
if you would mail us hard copies of any paper written utilizing these data sets. You can send
copies to: David Lublin, Department of Government, School of Public Affairs, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. 

Funding for the Federal Elections Project was provided by the Political Science Program of the
Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation (Award
#99-85999).

Geographic Identification:
STFIPS is the State FIPS Code (1 for Alabama).
CTYNAME is the name of the county.
CTYFIPS is the County FIPS Code.
PRECCODE is the precinct code.
PRECNAME is the precinct name.
BALLOTS is the total number of ballots cast.
CD is the number of the congressional district.
SPLIT is coded 1 for precincts split between two congressional districts, 0 otherwise.

Votes for President:
GORE is votes for Al Gore (Democrat).
BROWNE is votes for Harry Browne (Libertarian).
BUSH is votes for George W. Bush (Republican).
BUCHANAN is votes for Pat Buchanan (Reform, independent on ballot).
HAGELIN is votes for John Hagelin (Natural Law, independent on ballot).
NADER is votes for Ralph Nader (Green, independent on ballot).
PHILLIPS is votes for Howard Phillips (Constitution, independent on ballot).
PRESWI is write-in votes for president.
PRESOVER is the number of over votes for U.S. President.
PRESUND is the number of under votes for U.S. President.

Votes for U.S. House:
CONGDEM is votes for the Democratic candidate.
CONGLIB is votes for the Libertarian candidate.
CONGREP is votes for the Republican candidate.
CONGWI is votes write-in candidates.
CONGOVER is the number of over votes for U.S. House.
CONGUND is the number of under votes for U.S. House.
